EDWIN C. ROGERS, M.D.

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         The gratifying patronage which has been accorded Dr. Edwin C. Rogers in the practice of his profession in Wapello is an indication of the skill and ability which he has manifested in his chosen calling and the confidence placed in him by those who have come under his medical care. Born in Jersey county, Illinois, on the 1st of October, 1872, he is a son of S. W. and Harriett (McKinstry) Rogers, natives of Illinois. His parents came to Iowa in 1882, first locating in Lee county, while they now make their home in Keokuk, this state. Of their family of three children the subject of this review is the first in order of birth, the others being Flora and John W., both yet at home.

         Dr. E. C. Rogers is indebted to the public-school system of Illinois for his early educational privileges, and at the age of seventeen years he entered business life on his own account. For five years he was employed in Chicago and during that period labored earnestly with the aim to acquire sufficient money to enable him to continue his education, for it was his desire to enter professional life. Consequently he applied himself with unfaltering industry and by careful expenditure was able to save enough to pursue a course at the Keokuk Medical College. He was graduated from that institution in 1898, immediately after which he opened an office in Cotter, Iowa, where he practiced for four years. He next followed his calling in Keokuk, Iowa, where he remained for two years, and then practiced at Columbus Junction for three years. In November, 1907, he located at Wapello, and although one of the more recent arrivals here, he has since built up a practice of gratifying proportions, his patronage increasing in volume and importance as his ability has become recognized. He is well versed in the theory of medicine and the practical experience which he has received has greatly added to his knowledge, making him a competent and efficient practitioner. Realizing fully the obligations that devolve upon him in his pro- . . .

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. . . fessional capacity, he performs all duties with a sense of conscientious obligation and has won favorable regard by reason of his skill and his personal worth.

         On Christmas Day, 1896, Dr. Rogers was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Harrison, a daughter of Thomas C. and Mary (Fox) Harrison. Her father was born in Ohio and her mother of Knox county, Illinois. The parents came to Iowa at an early day and still survive, making their home at present in Keokuk, Iowa. In their family were three children. One son, Harrison E. Rogers, has blessed the home of Dr. Edwin C. Rogers and his wife, his birth occurring on the 19th of January, 1908.

         Dr. Rogers is deeply interested in the questions and issues of the day, giving his support to the republican party, although he has never sought nor desired office for himself. He is well known in fraternal circles here, belonging to Lodge No. 5, A.F. & A.M., at Wapello; Blackhawk Lodge, No. 281, Knights of Pythias and to the Modern Woodmen Camp, No. 6005, all at Wapello. From the first he has been successful in his profession, impressing all with whom he has come in contact with his trustworthy character, his earnestness, zeal and scrupulous regard for the ethics of his calling. He is skillful in diagnosis, sure in prescription, thoughtful and tactful in attendance and prompt in emergency, and is already taking his place among the town’s representative physicians.